diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bb0861466..0000000000
--- a/LICENSE
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-* Friendika
-* Copyright (c) 2010, 2011 Mike Macgirvin
-* All rights reserved.
-*
-* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-*     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-*       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-*     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-*       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-*       documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-*     * Neither the name of Friendika nor the
-*       names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
-*       derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
-*
-* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY Mike Macgirvin ``AS IS'' AND ANY
-* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
-* WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-* DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL Mike Macgirvin BE LIABLE FOR ANY
-* DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
-* (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
-* LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
-* ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-* (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-* SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-Friendika incorporates other software which may be licensed under different 
-terms and conditions. Some system libraries which are supplied with and
-incorporated into Friendika were provided by their respective authors under
-the LGPL (Lesser GNU Public License) and may result in legal encumberance if 
-you make any code changes to these libraries. 
-
-Addon or "plugin" modules (projects by other authors and fully contained within
-the 'addon' and 'theme' directories) are licensed under terms provided by the
-respective software author or authors of those works, and MAY include copyleft 
-licenses such as GPLv3, AGPL, and/or commercial licenses. For the purposes of
-licensing, addon modules and themes are considered separate standalone works,
-where the "work as a whole" is defined as the embodiment of the theme or 
-addon module.
-  
-  
-
diff --git a/mod/friendika.php b/mod/friendika.php
index 8c034c4acc..753a9f478f 100644
--- a/mod/friendika.php
+++ b/mod/friendika.php
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ function friendika_content(&$a) {
 
 	$o .= '<p></p><p>';
 
-	$o .= 'View <a href="LICENSE">License</a>' . '<br /><br />';
 	$o .= t('This is Friendika version') . ' ' . FRIENDIKA_VERSION . ' ';
 	$o .= t('running at web location') . ' ' . $a->get_baseurl() . '</p><p>';